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A PLAIE FOR 
MERRIE MAY TYME 


JOHNSTON GROSVENOR 


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A Plaie for Merrie 
May Tyme 

Wherein ye Scholars go a-masking 

BY 

JOHNSTON GROSVENOR 


Copyright, 1916 
By March Brother! 

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MARCH BROTHERS, Publishers 
208, 210, 212 Wright Ave., Lebanon, Ohio 








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FOLKS OF YE FROLIC 


Girles be 


Rustics be 

Rose 

red 

Cockscomb 

Marigold 

orange 

King of*ye Revels 

Black-eyed-Susan 

yellow 

Dandelion 

Queen of ye May 

green 

Jack-in-y e-pulpit 

Ragged Lady 

blue 

Ragged Robin 

Pansy 

purple 

Johnny-j ump-up 

Violet 

violet 

Sweet William 


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PREFACE 


Youth and Happiness—hand in hand! Springtime 
called to them. They answered with music and motion 
and laughter. 

The May-pole game expressed to the English all 
the delights of the early summer. Played out of doors, 
it was, perhaps, the most popular folk dance of the 
seventeenth century. And it took as many forms as 
there were villages to play it. 

This adaptation of the game uses a light and grace¬ 
ful folk dance step of a sort to interest twelve year 
old children and to develop their muscles and their 
sense of rhythm normally. 

The music of “Come Lasses and Lads” was so beloved 
and so much sung that it had become classical even 
before it was published in the Westminster Drollery 
in 1672. The other tunes are quite as old. 

Happy-go-lucky rhymes were often made up by the 
players on the inspiration of the moment. Doggerel 
forms were favorite ones and parodies were numerous. 

The lines here used can be made a study in com¬ 
position by literature classes; for the choice of words 
and their form of spelling is a correct presentation of 


PREFACE 


our Mother Tongue as seventeenth century English 
people spoke it. 

In dancing* and costumes, in music and verse, the 
play is intended to be an easy recreation lesson in 
history, literature and gymnastics. 

Johnston Grosvenor. 


A Plaie for Merrie May Tyme 

Wherein ye Scholars go a-masking 

YE PROPER DUDS 

Each lass goes deckt in a bright sash, each lad in a 
baldric of a colour to match a mask painted like unto 
a flower. The King and Queen are bedight with 
crowns; his of orange, hers of green; they wear no 
masks. Jack-in-ye-pulpit hath a hood of brown perked 
upon his head; a green calyx collar encircleth his neck, 
extending upward. Robin and his lady flaunt beg¬ 
gar’s fringes. Johnny becometh the village cut-up; 
jester’s bells bedeck his wrists and ankles. Ye fiddlers 
be garlanded with blossoms. 

MUSICK 

Any olde tune is liked for marching and gamboling 
and upon stringed instruments oft fitly helps the jar- 
goning. Pianos may also thump ye rhythm. 

FIXINGS FOR YE GAME 

There do be stoutly set up a Maypole with two 
ribands of each rainbow colour. 

SCENE: YE VILLAGE GREEN 

Whilst ye friendly folk do be a-coming to see ye 
game, ye fiddlers play “J anets Jacket” as oft as pleases 
them. At time to begin ye play they hie away. 


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Enter a Person who is not in ye play and who speak- 
eth a 


FOREWORD 


A long- time ago, many of our great, great, great, 
very great grandfathers and mothers lived in old Eng¬ 
land. They were much like us and yet a little differ¬ 
ent. So, too, their clothes were of another style and 
their manners of another sort. Even their words have 
changed in coming down to us. But their hearts were 
so close akin to our hearts that when spring days came, 
they felt exactly as we do now. They wanted to lay 
aside humdrum work and have a frolic. With our 
thoughts, which are the great, great, great, very great 
grandchildren of their thoughts, we can imagine that 
we see them today. [Trumpet blows without.] Look 
with all your eyes! For here they come! [Trumpet 
blows without.] [Exit Person.] 

[Enter Jack-in-ye-pulpit, blowing a trumpet.] 

Jack. Hark, kind people all! 

Pretend when I call 

Ye are back in ye grandsire days. 

In those good olde tymes, 

With songs of queer rimes, 

They played as ye’ll see us play. [Sounds 
fanfare.] 

[Enter ye Fiddlers a-playing, “Come, Lasses and 
Lads/' They lead a train a-jigging behind them and 


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a-singing with all their might, both Fiddlers and 
train. There be the King and Queen with many masks 
upon their arms a-hanging and girles and rustics two 
by two .] 

All. “Come, lasses and lads, 

Get leave of your dads, 

Away to the Maypole hie— 

For ev’ry faire 
Has a sweetheart there 
And the fiddlers standing by 

Now William has his Vi’let 
And Cockscomb has his Rose. 

So dance it, step it, dance it, step it, dance it on your 
toes. 

Oh, dance it, step it, dance it, step it, dance it he who 
knows. 

So dance it, step it, dance it, step it, dance it up and 
down. 

Oh, dance it, step it, aance it, step it, dance it all aroun’. 

Queen. For one blithesome day, 

I be Queen of ye May 
In ye King of ye Revels’ hands. 

And my subjects true, 

Must eft-soons do 
Such games as ye King commands. 

[All raise their voices on the tune and repeat both ye 
doggerel and ye chorus .] 


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King. Come, rustic and mayde, 

Do not be afraid 

To join in the revels high. 

Each choose him a flower 
To wear for an hour; 

And dance as the moments fly. 

[Fiddlers strike up ye tune and play ye measures, 
“Oh, dance it, step it, dance it, step it, dance it up and 
down ” as Robin advances step-hopping to it. He 
approacheth the Queen.] 

Robin. [Pulleth his forelock and scrapes his foot.] 

I be called Robin. 

Queen. A Ragged Robin! [He kneeleth to her. 
She masks him.] 

Robin. [Rising.] I’ll skip to my fluttering rags. 

[Fiddlers strike up ye tune again and play ye meas¬ 
ures. “Oh, dance it, step it, dance it, step it, dance it 
all aroun’ ” as Lady advances step-hopping to it. She 
approacheth the King.] 

Lady. [A-picking up her skirts to bob in curtsy 
fashion.] I be a Lady. 

King. Poor Ragged Lady! [She kneeleth to him. 
He masks her.] 

Lady. [Rising.] I’ll dance in my tattered tags. 

Robin. [Step-hopping toward Lady.] Oh, wilt 
thou with me dance it, step it, dance it, step it, dance it 
up and down? [Bows to her.] 


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Lady. [Bobbing to Robin. Step-hops to meet 
him.] Oh, thankee! Yea, I’ll dance it, step it, dance 
it, step it, dance it all aroun’! 

[As they meet they raise aloft their right hands and 
join them.] 

[Fiddlers play ye measures of ye chorus. All ye 
folks a-singing it foot it merrily toward the pole and 
back again zvhilst Robin and his Lady seek out and 
gather up ye ribands blue.] 

[Fiddlers alone repeat ye measures as William in 
tyme advances step-hopping to it. He approacheth the 
Queen. He bows.] 

William. My name is William. 

Queen. Dearest Sweet William! [He kneeleth to 
her. She masks him.] 

William. [Rising.] And would I that might I 
play. 

[Fiddlers repeat ye measures as Violet in tyme 
advances step-hopping to it. She approacheth the 
King.] 

Violet. [Curtsying.] I am a Vi’let. 

King. Modest, pale Vi’let. [She kneeleth to him . 
He masks her.] 

Violet. [Rising.] To trip it I shrink away. 


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A Plaie for Merrie May Tyme 


William. [Bashfully step-hopping toward Violet.] 
Oh, wilt thou with me dance it, step it, dance it, step 
it, dance it up and down? 

Violet. [Finger in mouth, step-hopping timidly 
toivard William.] Oh, thankee, yea, I'll dance it, 
step it, dance it, step it, dance it all aroum ! 

[As they meet they raise aloft their right hands and 
join them.] 

[Fiddlers play ye measures of ye chorus. All ye 
folks a-singing it foot it merrily toward the pole and 
back again whilst William and his Violet seek out 
and gather up ye ribands violet.] 

[Fiddlers alone repeat the measures as Cockscomb 

advances step-hopping to it. He approacheth the 
Oueen.1 

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Cockscomb. [Bozos.] Yclad as a beau— 

Queen. Most Cockscombs are so! [He kneeleth 
to her gallantly. She masks him.] 

Cockscomb. [Rising.] I do love a pretty girl! 

[Fiddlers repeat ye measures as Rose in tyme ad¬ 
vances step-hopping to it. She approacheth the King.] 

Rose. [Shaking her curls coquettishly.] Mayhap, 
then, a Rose— 

King. A beauteous Rose— [She kneeleth to him. 
He masks her.] 


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Rose. [Rising.] Away by his side should whirl. 

Cockscomb. [Ogling with his glass and step-hop¬ 
ping toward Rose.] Oh, wilt thou with me dance it, 
step it, dance it, step it, dance it up and down ? 

Rose. [Saucily step-hopping tozcard Cockscomb.] 
Oh, thankee, yea. I’ll dance it, step it, dance it, step it, 
dance it all aroun’. 

[As they meet they raise aloft their right hands and 
join them.] 

[Fiddlers play ye measures of ye chorus. All ye 
folks a-singing it, foot it merrily tozuard the pole and 
back again, zvhilst Cockscomb and his Rose seek out 
and gather up ye ribands red.] 

[Fiddlers alone repeat ye measures as Dandelion 
advances step-hopping to it. He approacheth the 
Queen.] 

Dandelion. [Bozos.] I be a Lion. 

Queen. A dandy Lion! [He kneeleth to her. She 
masks him.] 

Dandelion. [Rising.] Some girl who is bold 
give me. 

[Fiddlers repeat ye measures as Susan advances 
step-hopping to it. She approacheth the King.] 

Susan. [Bows with proper pride.] Susan, the 
black-eyed— 


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A Plaie for Merrie May Tyme 


King. Brave and black-eyed— [She kneeleth to 

him. He masks her.] 

Susan. [Rising. ] Is willing to dance with thee. 

Dandelion. [With braggart air step-hopping to¬ 
ward Susan.] Oh, wilt thou with me dance it, step 
it, dance it, step it, dance it up and down ? 

Susan. [Haughtily step-hopping toward Dande¬ 
lion.] Oh, thankee, yea, I’ll dance it, step it, dance 
it, step it, dance it all aroun*. 

[As they meet they raise aloft their right hands and 
join them.] 

[Fiddlers play ye measures of ye chorus. All ye 
folks a-singing it foot it merrily toward the pole and 
back again, whilst Dandelion and his Susan seek out 
and gather up ye ribands yellow.] 

[Fiddlers alone repeat ye measures as Johnny- 
jump-up advances step-hopping to it. He approach- 
eth the Queen.] 

Johnny. [Cavorting and cracking his heels.] I’m 
only Johnny. 

Queen. Up-jumping-Johnny! [He kneeleth to 

her. She masks him.] 

Johnny. [Rising and grimacing.] Hey! For the 
reel and rout! 

[Fiddlers repeat ye measures as Pansy advances 
step-hopping to it. She approacheth the King.] 


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Pansy. [Laughing through her fingers.] I’m just 
a Pansy. 

King. Quaint, joyous Pansy! [She kneeleth to 
him . He masks her.] 

Pansy. [Rising.] I’ll dance if they coax me out. 

Johnny. [Step-hopping toward Pansy, says in 
pantomime.] Oh, wilt thou with me dance it, step it, 
dance it, step it, dance it up and down? 

Pansy. [Step-hopping toward Johnny, says in 
pantomime.] Oh, thankee, yea, I’ll dance it, step it, 
dance it, step it, dance it all aroun’. 

[Fiddlers stand still and stare. Folks without 
music and without vocal sound sing vigorously in pan¬ 
tomime as they foot it , noisily patting their feet , to the 
time of Johnny's hells as he and his Pansy seek and 
gather up ye ribands purple. ] 

[Then Fiddlers alone repeat as before ye measures 
of ye chorus as Marigold, step-hopping, advances. 
She approacheth the King.] 

King. Thou’rt Mary, I’m told. 

Marigold. Yea, I’m Mari-gold. [She kneeleth to 
him. He masks her. She rises.] And I curtsy to 
the King. 

Jack. [Bows.] And thou, pretty Queen— 

Queen. With Jack-’-pulpit, green— [Nods gra¬ 
ciously. ] 


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King and Jack. [To Marigold and Queen.] Oh, 
wilt thou with me dance it, step it, dance it, step it, 
dance it up and down ? 

Queen and Marigold. [To Jack and King.] Oh, 
thankee, yea, I’ll dance it, step it, dance it, step it, 
dance it all aroun’. 

[Fiddlers play as before, folks sing and dance as 
before, -whilst King and Marigold and Queen and 
Jack seek and gather up ye ribands orange and ye 
ribands green.] 

[Now ye Fiddlers fine, beckoning one another glad- 
somely, change their stand and change their tune. 
They strike up right lively and saw away on u Girles 
and Boys, Come Out to Play A] 

[Then to this curious and different musick, all the 
Flozvers, featly and in unison, chain in and out, and 
up and down in ye May pole dance, weaving their 
colours as they step; tripping it as long as they do 
please. ] 

Rose. When breath is a’ gone, 

And steps are a’ done, 

Do we bob [all bob ] for ye plaie is o’er. 

On some other year, 

If ye will come here, 

We may wind ye same pole once more. 

[Fiddlers briskly begin u Come, Lasses and Lads ” 
and to that same olde tune they sing and dance away.] 


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All. Come, lasses and lads, 

Take leave of your dads, 

Away from the maypole hie— 

For ev’ry faire, 

Found a sweetheart there— 

And the fiddlers standing by. 

The Queen has had a May Day, 

The King has found more gold; 

So dance it, step it, dance it, step it, dance it as ye’re 
told. 

So dance it, step it, dance it, step it, dance it ’til ye’re 
olde! 

[Exit all in full chorus and lively action.] 

NOTES ON COSTUMES 

The simplest way to produce a picturesque effect 
in this play is to have the boys’ parts taken by girls. 
They may wear their gymnasium suits of dark bloom¬ 
ers and jerseys, black stockings and tennis shoes, part 
their hair on one side, comb it plainly and tuck it up 
underneath just below the ears, to look like seventeenth 
century “crops.” A touch of black grease paint or 
burnt cork will mark each swain a mustache; add a 
goatee to the King’s countenance and an elfin perk 
to Jack’s eyebrows. 

The girls wear gymnasium shoes, white stockings, 
white skirts and white middies; their hair is parted in 
the middle and hangs free. 


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All the accessories can be bought for a song at any 
toy shop. The players will delight in making their 
own things. 

Sashes, baldrics and the coverings for the maypole 
ribbons may be of rainbow crepe paper. The masks 
of drawing paper should be cut out to resemble the 
shapes of the flowers named, painted boldly with water 
colors, and held in place with elastic ribbon fitted to 
the wearer. An inch square of muslin pasted on the 
under side edges will prevent the elastic from tearing 
out. For comfort the eyeholes should be large. Masks 
should fit to rest above the nose so they will not inter¬ 
fere with the singing voices. 

An extreme of patches and torn stockings and 
clothes should show in Robin’s and Lady’s costumes. 
Cockscomb may carry a monocle and use it. For 
Johnny, musical bells are charming ; but even one small 
tea bell can be used with good effect. 

Each flower should be encouraged to individualize 
a manner toward the King and Queen so as to suggest 
a marked personality. 

NOTES ON STAGE SETTING 

Out of doors is the place to play. In bad weather 
under a roof will do. The larger the stage, the taller 
the pole can be. The taller the pole the longer the 
ribbons can be. And the longer the ribbons, the mer¬ 
rier the dance and the better the dramatic effect! 

At first, the ribbons hang straight down the pole and 
lay upon the ground spread out in fan shape. Each 


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player’s place is at the end of her ribbon. She takes 
her place there upon entrance. At each repetition of 
the chorus, she step-hops between the ribbons toward 
the pole and back again. After she has made her 
speech to the King or Queen, she comes back to place 
and picks up her ribbon end for the first time. She 
does not drop it through the entire maypole dance. 

Each player should so lengthen or shorten her steps 
that she may go from her place to the King or Queen 
and back again in the eight measures required. The 
ribbons of the Queen and King, of Jack and Mari¬ 
gold are at the front of the stage nearest the audience. 

Each should kneel to face the audience while being 
masked. 

A cornet behind the scenes to do Jack’s trumpeting 
for him, if he can not play one himself, will give the 
whole play a lively air. 

NOTES ON ADAPTATION 

A gourd fiddle and homemade zitterns may be used 
in place of violins. Any old tunes may be substituted 
for those mentioned if they are animated and will 
make the final chorus full and vivid. 

As the play reads, the parts can be taken by children 
from twelve to fourteen years. For those of ten, the 
recurring lines, “Oh, wilt thou?” and “Oh, thankee,” 
should not be spoken, nor should the business of char¬ 
acter suggestion be attempted. 


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NOTES ON DANCING 

When this old earth was so young that no one 
thought of trying to act grown up, some happy soul 
invented the step-hop to express his joy in living. It 
it so simple that any cheerful creature can learn it in 
a few minutes. Thus: 

To six-eight time, step the left foot forward on 
count one; then raise the right knee forward and hop 
with the left foot on count two; step the right foot 
forward on count three; raise the left knee forward 
and hop with the right foot on count four; step the 
left foot forward on count five; raise the right knee 
forward and hop with the left foot on count six; step 
the right foot forward on count seven; raise the left 
knee forward and hop with the right foot on count 
eight. 

To go backward, step the left foot backward on 
count one; raise the right knee and hop with the left 
foot on count two; step the right foot backward on 
count three; raise the left knee forward and hop with 
the right foot on count four; step the left foot back¬ 
ward on count five; raise the right knee forward and 
hop with left foot on count six; step the right foot 
backward on count seven; raise the left knee forward 
and hop with the right foot on count eight. Mark the 
time gayly with the head and hands. And presto! 
The thing is done. 

For the maypole dance, the players should advance 
toward the pole in eight measures and retreat in eight 



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measures. Each player touches her right hand, in 
which she holds her ribbon, against the beribboned 
right hand of her flower-partner. They face each 
other. At the beginning of a measure they pass one 
another, each going to the left. Each then reaches 
forward and with her left hand touches the left hand 
of the person she meets, passing her on the right and 
going under that person’s outstretched ribbon. Then 
she reaches forward with her right hand, touches the 
right hand of the person she meets and throws her 
ribbon over that person’s head as she passes her on the 
left. Then she reaches forward with her left hand 
again. This continues round the circle of the may- 
pole. Always she uses one hand and then the other— 
goes under one ribbon and throws one ribbon over 
some one else—alternately. Etalf way round each 
time she will meet her flower-partner. This weaving 
must be done without mistake. It is the primitive 
figure called sometimes “grand right and left.” It 
continues round and round the pole until the pattern 
is woven down the pole and the ends of the ribbons 
have become too low and too short to dance under. 

Then the players stand and mark time for eight 
measures, when they begin and with the same step 
and same motions unwind the ribbons. This also must 
be done without mistake. For an encore the pole can 
be wound the second time, but not unwound, and left 
standing with the design upon it. 

The time of presentation will last through one school 
recreation period—about thirty-five minutes. 


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proceeds buy a flag and a library. The people want you to have 
a flag, and they will help. 

Don’t Delay—-Do It Now! 


MARCH BROTHERS, Publishers 

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